Cardiorespiratory Fitness

The heart and lungs supply the working muscles for an extended period of time.

The benefits are improved endurance in activities and faster recovery time.

Cardiorespiratory activities include fast walking, running, swimming, and biking.

Muscular Strength

The muscles ability to move or resist a workload.

The benefits are a reduced chance of injury and improved  posture, physical performance, and body composition.

Any exercises that involve lifting weights (either your own body weight or free weights help with this.

Muscular Endurance

The able of muscles to perform an exercise or task over and over without getting tired.

Benefits include being able to play longer without getting tired.

Any activity that you can do over and over (like locomotor movements or exercises) can help with this.

Flexibility

Flexibility is the ability of the muscles to move through their full range of motion.

The benefits include reducing the chance of injury.

Good stretching activities that last for at least 20 seconds each help flexibility.

Body Composition

Body composition is the ratio of lean body mass to fat mass in the body.  Lean body weight includes organs, bones, muscle cells, and water.  Fat mass is fat adipose tissue.

A good body composition keeps your body working efficiently.  It reduces the risks of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and diabetes.  It